Collective Identities Case Study- Grange Hill

Grange Hill is a British television dram series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest-running programmes on British television when it ended its run in 2008. It was created by Phil Redmond who is also responsible for the Channel 4 dramas Brookside and Hollyoaks; other notable production team members down the years have included producer Colin Cant and script editor Anthony Minghella.

http://www.grangehill.com/


 First ever episode of Grange hill 1978 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdI1kWkl-N4 
This portrays the youth to have innocence, naivity, curiosity, respect for elders etc,

 Last episode of Grange hill 2008- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7iSNV0NAUg
This portrays the youth to be less smart (personalised uniforms), less respect for elders, looking for relationships (dating) and their use of technology (internet)

Samuel 'Zammo' Maguire - 1981-1987

It is impossible to think about Grange Hill in the 1980s without mentioning the character of Samuel ‘Zammo’ Maguire, the cheeky chappy whose life spiralled into heroin addiction in one of children’s television’s most ground-breaking storylines. Actor Lee MacDonald played Zammo for six years and helped to make Zammo one of the iconic characters of the 1980s. The 1986 cast released Grange Hill: The Album, with two singles: "Just Say No" (tying in with a character's heroin addiction)
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkrAmH6H5eU